Introduction by Croakey: Almost 70 percent of Australians are living with overweight or obesity, say experts who are calling for greater action on this looming public health crisis. While Au... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: As we look to 2021, governments, agencies and health sectors around the world must address the wider health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the neglect o... Read more
*** Update: After this article was published, Woolworths issued a statement committing to an independent review of the proposed Dan Murphy’s development, saying that work would not beg... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Australia has just a decade to meet the 17 Sustainable Development Goals that were agreed in the 2015 United Nations commitment to “end poverty, protect the pl... Read more
Western Australian health groups are calling on the State Government to put an end to junk food advertising on public transport, billboards and sporting venues. As the ABC reported today, th... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Global health specialists have been warning for decades that we were at risk of a devastating global pandemic and would likely fail to manage it. Now here we are liv... Read more
Our experience with COVID-19 is highlighting the urgent need to do much more to prevent chronic diseases, according to Emma Lonsdale, Executive Officer, Australian Chronic Disease Prevention... Read more
The United Kingdom’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been widely critiqued and even Prime Minister Boris Johnson has acknowledged that it could have been handled “different... Read more
Every week, a different guest tweeter takes charge of Croakey’s rotated, curated Twitter account, @WePublicHealth, and uses the account to cover specific health issues or events. Last week,... Read more
In her latest edition of The Health Wrap, Dr Lesley Russell reports on the latest developments in coronavirus research, the pandemic’s implications for people with HIV/AIDS and wider g... Read more
